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1995 Chevrolet Blazer complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Mar 11, 1997CA

BRAKE PADS NEED REPLACEMENT, CAUSING SQUEAKING NOISE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 5, 1997RI

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED 8 TIMES WINTHIN 30, 000 MILES. DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master CylinderCrash
Filed Mar 5, 1997NY

GOING DOWN AN INCLINE AT 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE BACK OF THE FLOOR BECAUSE THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD BROKEN, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE CURB. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 28, 1997AK

N EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURE, ABS CONTROL CABLE SENSORS, SHORTENS & SNAPS/BREAKS AFTER HITTING SPEED BUMP, MAKING ABS BRAKING IMPOSSIBLE. MFR DOES NOT MAKE LONGER CABLES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WAS INFORMED THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, WILL FIX WHEN WEATHER'S WARMER. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Feb 26, 1997HI

AFTER DRIVING APPROX 8 MILES CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM AUTO AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE PART. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Feb 20, 1997NC

BRAKES PADS REPLACED.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Feb 19, 1997MT

DEFROSTER FAILED TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 18, 1997CA

ABS WENT OUT. DEALER REPLACED ABS. NOW WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT MAKES LOUD NOISE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 14, 1997TX

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 11, 1997IN

BRAKES FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 10, 1997WV

WAS DRIVING DOWN HILL, MAKING A TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Feb 10, 1997NY

GAS TANK NOT DESIGNED WITH PROTECTIVE SHIELD, CAUSING DAMAGE UPON HITTING A PIECE OF WOOD IN THE ROADWAY, ALSO DAMAGED FUEL GAUGE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 6, 1997CA

AIR BAG FAILED TO COME OUT ON IMPACT. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 30, 1997KY

STALLING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 27, 1997MN

HAD BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES PLUS ONE ROTOR AFTER 16,000; WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP, 4WHEEL DRIVE WEAR EXCESSIVELY WHEN RIDING BRAKES; POSSIBLY BRAKES TOO SMALL FOR BLAZER; *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 27, 1997NY

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS TACHOMETER HAD HIGH REVS AND THAT UPON USING THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT WORK; HE LOST TOTAL BRAKE POWER, DRIVER ALSO NOTES THAT THERE WAS NO NOISE OR ANYTHING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jan 27, 1997CT

ELECTRICAL FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCITON.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 17, 1997CA

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AUTOMATICALLY, THEN WHEN WANTING TO USE THE BRAKES, PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEY WOULD NOT WORK. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jan 12, 1997GA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN MIDDLE OF WIPERS. WILL STOP FOR 10 SECONDS-1 HOUR OR SOMETIMES WILL STAY INOPERATIVE. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 10, 1997OH

VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH WEAR INDICATORS ON THE OUTSIDE FRONT DISC BRAKES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 7, 1997GA

WHILE DRIVING HAD TO APPLY BRAKES, WOULD HEAR ABS SYSTEM KICKING IN, BUT BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP NOW. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 6, 1997PA

WHEN COLD, OR AT FULL STOP, TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IN OVERDRIVE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Dec 30, 1996PA

BRAKE CALIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ONLY ONE PAD TO WEAR DOWN.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Dec 30, 1996MD

THE HATCH DOOR OPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 27, 1996FL

THE TRUCK HAS ABS. THE BRAKES GRAB AND RELEASE AND THEN DO NOT GRAB AGAIN AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 26, 1996NC

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGES ON THE INSIDE HAS RUSTED/CORRODED . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Dec 20, 1996KS

STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 19, 1996MD

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 16, 1996MD

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 12, 1996MA

ABS: WHILE DRIVING, DRY CONDITIONS, APPLIED ABS BRAKES, HEARD LOUD GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ACCORDING TO DEALER, BOTH ROTORS DESTROYED, PADS WORN, REPLACED ALL PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 11, 1996WI

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE BRAKES FAILED, ONCE WHEN LIGHT SNOW FELL AND A SECOND TIME IN WET WEATHER, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › VacuumCrash
Filed Dec 11, 1996FL

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED THE BRAKES, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION , SPEED 30MPH, THE BRAKES PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD, COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR, HOWEVER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE POWER BOOSTER FAILED, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Dec 11, 1996NJ

BRAKE PADS WORN OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME.

Suspension › Front
Filed Dec 2, 1996IL

THE FRONT END WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT, TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 29, 1996OH

THE CONSUMER CALLED AND SET AN APPOINTMENT AND ON THE DAY OF HIS APPOINTMENT THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL AND HAD NO PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Nov 29, 1996FL

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 27, 1996WA

POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED WHEN DOOR HANDLE ON OUTSIDE WAS PULLED AND DOOR WAS BEING UNLOCKED FROM INSIDE SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Nov 26, 1996NY

WHEN LOWERING THE REAR WINDOW THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Shoes/Linings
Filed Nov 26, 1996PA

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, STATES THAT BRAKE SHOES HAVE WORN DOWN ON THE OUTSIDE RIGHT WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES, DEALERS DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE IS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 25, 1996IN

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION TRAVELING 50 TO 55MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Nov 25, 1996WA

EGR VALVE FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › PadsCrash
Filed Nov 20, 1996IL

ABS BRAKES, CONTINUOUS WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS, IN PANIC STOP DELAY IN STOPPING, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, IMPACT 12:00 , SPEED 20MPH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Nov 19, 1996CA

DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR ON DRY OR WET PAVEMENT AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IA A REAREND COLLISION. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Nov 15, 1996AZ

DRIVING ALONG APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, TRIED TO STOP AND DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE BRAKES JUST DIDN'T WORK.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 14, 1996VA

WHEN ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE REAR END FISHTAILED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipFire
Filed Nov 14, 1996MD

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THE PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR , LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, IN FOR REPAIR, FOUND THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MOTOR BURNED OUT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 14, 1996WI

DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY ONTO A RAMP , PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE . THE BRAKES WENT ALLTHE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. *AK *SLC

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Nov 13, 1996NC

DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 30 MPH, INTERIOR COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT IN STEERING COLUMN AREA AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, IN FOR REPAIR OF FAULTY BRAKE GROUND WIRE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Nov 13, 1996DE

USAGE OF DIFFERENT FILLERS IN BRAKE PADS CAUSED PADS TO WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 13, 1996KS

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

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